Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Rifle Projectile Japanese Documents and Books Bears serial number 6986 stamped

Bears serial number 6986 stamped on wood butt stock as well as the cartouche for the OVIEDO

This unfortunately means that a good number of these codes have never been deciphered

we cleaned the photographed example

only with a steel clasp

the Shackleton was replaced in the maritime patrol role by the jet-powered Hawker Siddeley Nimrod

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Rifle Projectile Japanese Documents and Books Bears serial number 6986 stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Robert P. Parrott and Dr. John B. Read were both projectile inventors before the Civil War. Read patented his wrought iron ring sabot projectiles on October 28, 1856, patent #15,999. Parrott purchased from Read the rights to manufacture Read's projectile before 1861, and a royalty was to be paid to Dr. Read. On August 20, 1861, with patent #33,100, Parrott patented an improvement to Read's projectiles. Parrott's